Romans 11:7
What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
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Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
Isaiah 44:18They don’t know, neither do they consider, for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see, and their hearts, that they can’t understand.
Luke 13:24“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
Romans 3:9What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 9:23and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
Matthew Henry on Romans 11:2-33
The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my… Read the whole commentary →